Seed-hopper.



W. H. GOURSBY.

SEED HOPPER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. s, 1913.

Patented Sept. 22

Witnesses Attorneys To all whom it may concern r l A furtherobject is to provide achutepivotally secured to a hopper so that when. it is loweredlnto an lncllnedposition the matte- Be it known that 1, WILLIAM Brownsboro, in the county of Hende/rson lowing is a specification.

This invention relates to a seed hoppen:

' Air-object of the present invention is to provide a hopperadapted to receive seed or cotton therein and tofproperly and bonveniently control the discharge therefrom.

A further object is to provide a hopper with a chute extending 'therebeneath and with a controlling 'door mechanically connected to and operated by said chute so that when the chute is lowered; the door will be simultaneously opened, allowing for the discharge of material fromisaid hopper into the chute from which it isdelivered intoa wagon or suitable receptacle.

rial from the hopper will be discharged therein and delivered thereby, and to so or:

range the door ofthe hopper that the door 3 will be closed by a raising of the chute. With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides ln the combination and arrangementgof parts and in the detailsoi' construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

In the drawings accompanying this specification and forming a part thereof, the preferable embodiment of my invention is illustrated, in which I l 1 1 Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of my improved seed hopper, with parts .;jtl1ereof broken away so as to more clearly illustrate the construction thereof. Fig. 2 is a front view of the same.

Referring to the drawings in which cor Specification of Letters latent.

H. GOURSEY, a citizen of the United States, res ding at openin tilTAEd ethh lifim "winners n. co'onsnr, or enoufnsnono, TEXAS. i

SEE -Herrera.

Patented Sept. 22, rem.

Application filed November 6, 1818. Serial No. 759,576.

edsome little distance above the ground by means of the upright posts l and. 5, and be tween which posts extend a suitable nu1nber ofbracing members 6. Communicating with the upper portion of thebinis the easing or housing 7 which, as clearly illustrated, is provided with the ventilating openlngs or slots 8 extending therethrough that the air entering by means of the pipe or flue 9 which conducts the seed or cotton from the cotton ginto the bin will readily escape therefrom. Rigidly secured to the lower outlet extremity of the bin 3 are the slides 10 and 11, between which the door 12 which acts as a gate valve slides. The slides 10 are rigidly secured at their lower extremities to the bin and are held rigidly in place at their upper extremities by the brace rods or struts 13. The inner slides 11 are also directly secured to the bin 3 and are suitably held at their upperextremities by the braces or struts 1d, the latter being arranged so as not to interfere with the links which recip rocate the door. j w

The lower extremity of the bin Sis open illustrated in dotted lines at 1.6 in Fig. and in front of and to close which the door 12 is provided. In order to properly guide the door 12 in its reciprocating motion, the guide blocks '17 are secured thereto which project over the edges of the slide, contact therewith, and hold the door properly spaced with respect to the slide and bin L's Pivotally secured to the bin adjacent its lower and front extremity is the chute 18, the sides 19 of which project beyond and in the rear of the pivotal support 90 and to which arms are connected adjacent their rear extremities, the links Q1. The links 21 are pivotally secured. to the door 12 and are adapted to raise and lower the same by and with the rotating of the chute 18. The chute 18 as illustrated, is provided with the opening extending through the bottom thereof adjacent the lower extremity and through which the grain and seed is delivered. A check 23 is pivotally secured as at 2% to the side of the chute beyond the opening 2-2 thereof and always remains in a vertical position by reason of the fact that it is pivotally connected by means of the link 25 to the bin a slight distance above the chute. Thus the check will be mounted for parallel motion and will always remain in a subtime it is desired to remove a quantity'of the port so that the link 21 will exert an upy be changed to a direct downward motion so desired amount and will remain so proporstantially vertical position to properlycheck Y and guide the seed or material in a clownward direction. Secured to the under portion of the chute adjacent its lower end and depending therefrom is a flexible rope or chain 26 provided with the ring 27 secured to the lower extremity thereof so that the chute may be easily drawn to its lowermost position.

WVhengrain or seed is introduced within the bin through the flue 9 it will settle with in and gradually fill the bin 3. When at any 1 material from the bin, the flexible chain orrope 26 is grasped and the chute drawn from the position illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, to its lowermost position as illus- 1 trated in full lines in said figure.- The draw- 1 ing of the front end of the chute down Wardly produces a corresponding upward motion of ,the'sides 19 beyond the pivot supw-ard force upon the door whereby the same will be raised to uncover the discharge outlet or opening of the bin so that the mate- 1 rial will be discharged therefrom into the chute 18. The'material travels down the; chute 18 and contacts with the stop or check 5 23 whereby its downward velocity will be considerably checked and the direction will that it will fall into a wagon or-receptacle disposed beneath the chute in a quiet manner. When sufficient grain or seed has been discharged from the bin into the Wagon or receptacle, the flexible chain or rope 26 is released, allowing the door to move clownward, to thereby draw the forward end of the chute up into its raised position as illustrated in dotted lines in which position it Will be out of the way of travel of the wagon or other vehicle. The weight of the door may be so proportioned that it will be sufficient to immediately close to draw the chute up when the latter is released, or. i may be so proportioned that the variousi parts will balance so that the chute will re i main in the position in which it is placed, so' that the amount of opening or discharge: outlet from the bin will be placed at anyE tioned. A gutter 28 is secured along the topof the bin 3 and prevents water from entering between. the sliding door 12 and the opening which is covered by the latter. I

what I claim is 1. A hopper comprising a bin, means for Having thus fully described my invention,

supplying grain or seed thereto, said bin" provided with a lower discharge opening, a door slidably mounted in front of said opening, a chute pivotally secured to the said bin below said discharge opening, the sides of said chute extended beyond the said pivotal connection thereof, links extending between the two sideprojections and the said door, the raising and lowering of the chute causing the closing and opening of said bin discharge outle r 2. Ahopper comprising a bin with a lower discharge opening, a 'door' slidably mounted in front of said opening, a chute pivotally secured to said bin below said discharge opening, rearwardly extendingarms carried by said ,chut,' links pivotally secured to the door and-to the rear extremities of said arms, the raising and lowering of the chute causing the closing and opening of said bin discharge outlet, respectively. V

3. A device for hoppers comprising a movablechute, a check secured to the lower extremity of said (chute, a supporting structure for saidchute, and means engaging the supportingstructure and check, holding said check in fixedirelation with respect to the vertical limiting the check to translatory motion and positively preventing a rotatory motion. 1*

4. Apparatusof the class described comprising a chute, acheckdisposed below and in front of the lower extremity thereof, and links pivotally secured to the check and to a supporting structure mounting said check for parallel motion.

5. Apparatus of the class described. including a chute, a stop positioned below and in front of said chute adapted to check the material passing therefrom, means pivotally supporting said chute, links pivotally secured to said supporting means and to the upperextremity of said stop mounting the same for parallel motion and automatically holding the same in a vertical position.

In testimony that I claim theforegoing as my. own,I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses. 1 I

WVILLIAM H. COURSEY. \Vitnesses: c c a MoN'RoE HOLINSON,

T. M. Lorrrs;

Washington, D. O. 

